2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,924 611 15.6 14.3-16.9 3,313 84.4 83.1-85.7
-Non-Hispanic Black 776 88 12.4 9.9-15.4 688 87.6 84.6-90.1
GENDER
Male 313 46 15.4 11.3-20.5 267 84.6 79.5-88.7
Female 463 42 10.1 7.3-13.9 421 89.9 86.1-92.7
AGE
18-34 160 33 18.5 13.0-25.6 127 81.5 74.4-87.0
35-44 121 17 16.5 10.1-25.7 104 83.5 74.3-89.9
45-54 131 15 10.1 5.9-16.7 116 89.9 83.3-94.1
55-64 162 18 10.2 6.0-16.8 144 89.8 83.2-94.0
65-74 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 211 26 12.0 7.9-17.9 185 88.0 82.1-92.1
Some Post-H.S. 268 28 11.3 7.7-16.3 240 88.7 83.7-92.3
College Graduate 225 26 13.2 8.8-19.3 199 86.8 80.7-91.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 16 18.4 10.9-29.2 76 81.6 70.8-89.1
$50,000- 74,999 84 11 17.1 9.2-29.5 73 82.9 70.5-90.8
$75,000+ 141 23 15.9 10.3-23.6 118 84.1 76.4-89.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 277 34 14.7 10.2-20.8 243 85.3 79.2-89.8
No 492 52 11.1 8.3-14.7 440 88.9 85.3-91.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 670 79 13.3 10.6-16.7 591 86.7 83.3-89.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 298 42 13.7 10.0-18.6 256 86.3 81.4-90.0
Regional City or Suburban County 196 20 12.1 7.4-19.2 176 87.9 80.8-92.6
Rural 282 26 10.8 7.1-16.0 256 89.2 84.0-92.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 381 58 15.3 11.6-19.9 323 84.7 80.1-88.4
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 196 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 299 44 15.4 11.2-20.7 255 84.6 79.3-88.8
HOUSING
Own 383 30 8.7 5.9-12.7 353 91.3 87.3-94.1
Rent 308 42 16.1 11.7-21.6 266 83.9 78.4-88.3
Other arrangement 80 16 19.7 11.6-31.4 64 80.3 68.6-88.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 264 24 10.9 6.9-16.7 240 89.1 83.3-93.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 234 28 13.3 9.0-19.2 206 86.7 80.8-91.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 278 36 12.8 9.0-17.8 242 87.2 82.2-91.0

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.

Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).

No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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